Happy New Year :D

It is finally New Year the year 2010 had come to an end which also mark the end of our short two week holiday where the camp and AGM are squeeze into it and now have to return to school .

Haiz enjoy the last two days of holiday while it last and rest. Psst u are going to need it.

Anyway no tennis on SAT it is an holiday and tennis would resume on 3 jan (monday) hope to see most of ur again

2nd Hand Racket For Sale(TWO!!)

Hey peeps, This is your EX-president here:)
Right now i have a lobang for 2 second-hand rackets,Head Prestige Pro


P.S dampener not included:P
Midplus Specs
Head Size:
98 sq. in. / 632.26 sq. cm.
Length: 27 inches / 68.58 cm
Strung Weight: 11.8oz / 334.52g
Swingweight: 320

On the web this racket is selling at SGD 260(In singapore much more EX)
But because this racket is 2nd-hand, and it belongs to our senior walter he has decided to sell it at just 100 Bucks!Cheap!cheap!(trust me you wont find such good offer anywhere in singapore, i would purchase it if i didnt already have 2 rackets already:X)
Oh ya the condition of the rackets is 7/10(DAMN GOOD ALREADY FYI)
So for those interested please MSG or Call me @ 91007919 first come first serve basis:)
I really recommend those in the club if Dont have a competitive racket to get it:)The racket you hold really does affect your playing..

ANNOUNCEMENT

There would be no tennis this week and would resume the following Monday.

Merry Christmas to all and have a Happy New Year.

HEY all

Tennis camp has finally ended and I know most of your should have a lot of fun during the camp like the night game with 'zombie' and of course many complains since it is the first tennis camp but hopefully make new friend with other member you had never met during the training before also REMEMBER to come for training

Also for those who never attend the AGM which was held during the last day of the camp the new committee are:

President- Hamizan
Vice-President- Kai Sheng

Secretary- Ashley

Treasurer- Wen Jie

Logistics- Douglas

Publicity- Raiz

It - jun Hao

Campers Take Note!

Please remember to meet on 20 December, 3pm at Tennis Court!

Trainings on Common Test & Christmas

Hi all,

Due to the common test next week, there will be no training on Monday, 13 December.
There will STILL BE TRAININGS on 16 & 18 December, Thurs & Sat, though.

On 23 December & 25 December there will be no trainings as well due to Christmas.
After that, holiday trainings will resume.

Tennis Camp Packing List

All Tennis Campers please take note!
If you have yet to pass me $6 camp fees or your Indemnity Form,
Please pass it to me ASAP. You can contact me at 98378999 to meet up with me.
We will need your Forms submitted by THIS WEEK.

Packing List for the camp is out!

Packing List

• Camp T-Shirt (Provided on camp)
• Outdoor shirt & bottom (for games & morning exercise) X 1
• Wet games shirt & bottom (can also rewear outdoor shirt & bottom for wet games) X 1
• Normal shirt & bottom (for last day’s AGM) X 1
• Sleeping shirt & bottom X 1/2
• Inner wear X 3/4
• Towel
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Soap & shampoo
• Phone
• Phone charger
• Slippers
• Socks X 2
• Sports Shoes

Wear

• Outdoor shirt & bottom (BBQ)
• Slippers or shoes OK

*DO NOT Bring

• Expensive stuff
• Laptops
• Tennis rackets
• Nice shoes that you don’t want to be dirty

The Long Awaited Post is HERE!

WAZ SUP PEEPS!

Finally you're reading my post right?
FYI, i'm the one going to step down, less-known VP that i believe most of YOU, the freshies doesn't know about!
Whichever the reason may be, i know it's real unlucky of you to not know me! HAHAH! =p

Ahhhh.. i know you must be feeling real happy and excited about this post more than the rest already right?

but being kinda unsure whether to talk about tennis or other stuffs, i guess i shall begin talking about tennis stuffs then! If you wanna chat about other stuffs, you can always feel free to come and chat with me! =Y

Alrightyyyyyy, i shall try talking about my tennis experience then..

What i've gone through in the past is probably what most of you people have been through or are going through.. Starting out tennis only when we're in poly, finding it real fun and interesting, or maybe more towards COOL-NESS for the guys, but when we tried to play it, it will only get our face thrown around in the courts in front of unknown people instead of being that totally awesome and cool dude like the seniors. HAHA! =P

It was definitely not easy to be able to play like them, since we do not have the privilege of playing tennis when we were younger, but i know that at least we can now be able to play TENNIS! =D

i know it ain't easy when you have the chance to play with the seniors, because of you feeling really shy and scared that you may disappoint them or make them pissed off when you fail to hit nice balls. As much as how the situation in your mind and heart can be like, i can seriously tell you that if you're about to maintain your coolness, you will definitely get better and better.

Sometimes, or maybe most of the time, when you're scared, you can totally not perform well! Once you can overcome it, i'm sure you've improved a level in TENNIS! =D

Hmmmm.. i think this post is getting a little too longggg.. i shall see whether to post another one in the future depending on how the response is like! (or probably this could be the one and only post i am going to blog about!) =Y

ANNOUNCEMENT: Tennis Camp

All tennis campers please take note!

Please come and take your indemnity form from me by NEXT WEEK.

You can do so at these times:
During trainings (Monday & Thursday)
Wed, 8 Dec from 4-6pm at Tennis Club House (Canteen 2 block, level 3 facing the overhead bridge to tennis court)

My contact number is 98378999,
If you are unable to collect your forms from me on those days, please contact me

Those who have signed their forms can pass to me your forms on those days too.

Thanks,
Tiong Kiat

Hello Hello! :D

how's school life treating you so far?
life has been... UBERLY BUSY for me (which is why you don't see me in the courts)
and i sincerely apologize.

okay, so what shall we talk about this week?
i've just finished reading this book recently, it's called "Tuesdays with Morrie"

so let me tell you what i've learnt from the book.
i thought that it was a boring book at the start, but after awhile of reading it, i thought it was quite okay.

it's actually a very touching book, and you can totally see how a person develops from there.

i don't wanna leak out too much info (otherwise people say i spoiler...) but i wanna just tell you all that you should cherish everyday that you have, and don't waste each day away. before reading this book, i thought life was meaningless, and it was a complete waste of time. but after reading this book, my views totally changed. even drinking a cup of coffee early in the morning can be appreciated if you know how to. it had taught me how much in life that i have not done, instead of what i should do with my life.

so read this book, and cherish your life. don't spend your life meaningless-ly away. appreciate every day. don't take anything for granted.


love all! :D

xoxo,
Wan Qi

Camp Confirmation and Fees

Please confirm with Tiong Kiat if you are going to the camp by This Week
Camp is from 20-22Dec,
Start at 3pm on first day
End at 1-2pm on last day

If you have yet to confirm that you are going for the camp,
SMS Tiong Kiat at 98378999 your:
Name
T shirt size

Also remember to Pay $6 for the camp after you have confirmed that you are going.
Remember to take the Indemnity Form from Tiong Kiat after you have paid!

Thanks!!!

Trainings in E-learning

I understand that many of your are having E-learning next week, however, E-learning is only for your school and in case your do not know,
there is still Tennis training in E-learning =)

Tennis Club House!!

Did you know... Tennis Club just has a new
CLUB HOUSE!!!
It is located just above canteen 2, at level 3.
It is a nice room with air conditioning, table and chairs, and 2 cupboards for us!!!

Zoe: We are now blogging in the Club House!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Appears Very Excited*

So... you can come and visit the club house and take a look!... From the outside... Hahahahahaha
Unfortunately they only allow 3 key personnel to hold on to the "keys" for the club house.

Here are some Pictures of our Club House
From TK & Zoe

Supper after training!

Some picture taken yesterday after training! :p
Members, come join us for dinner/supper after training!

(what's more important than all of us are enjoying ourselves?)

loves,
Jiexin (:

CHA-PA-LANG

Take a look at this cool picture! hahas.

HEYO TENNIS LOVERS!

IT'S ME(Jiexin) AGAINNNNNNNNN! :p

Okay, what shall I talk about this time?
I'm really running out of topics.

Okay, here's some interesting pictures I googled just now.

JOKES!
There will certainly be a risk that I'll be shoot by my
committee members because of these not-very-funny jokes,
I know I know :p

Now here's some serious stuff!
Whoops.
I found an article about improving your tennis game in 30 minutes.
Don't know if it's relevant of not,
BUT STILL,
the english's veryyyyyy simple and understandable,
you guys can go take a look (:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Tennis:-How-to-Improve-Your-Tennis-Game-in-30-Minutes&id=81464
(Acknowledgement: Author- Raymond Lai)

Tennis Camp Registration

Tennis Camp is out for registration!

Sign up NOW at:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=179673798143&v=app_2344061033
For those who do not have Facebook, you can also sign up by sending us an email with your
Name
Student number
Course &
Year
to cca_tennis@connect.np.edu.sg

Signing of the attendance!

Heyo peeps! Jiexin here.

There will be a slight change for tomorrow :p
As mentioned in the previous post by our adorable president,
we'll need those who didn't turn up to sign their attendance today (28/10/2010)
to come down to look for us to sign your attendance.
Signing your attendance will mean that you're present for trainings (:

I'll be at CANTEEN 2 at around 1pm for lunch,
then CLUB HOUSE (LVL3, ABOVE CANTEEN 2) around 1.45pm to 5pm after my lunch.
Spot for Joshua if you guys cannot recognise me okay? (:
Just in any case you guys want to contact me,
my number is 82003277.

People who haven't sign yet:
Jonathan Fan (ACC)
Matthew (BIT)
Steven (BS)
Eugene Pung (EBM)
Zephlyn Eng (ECE)
Lim Hechi (EE)
Yuchuan (ISCM)
Cleon Cheng (ME)

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

To all current np tennis members, Right now SDAR has requested that your attendance needs to be sign by you! Thus for those members who has come for training during the month of october, We need you all to come down the courts to sign the attendacne list on thursday 28th ( i know it very rush) IF you cant come down on thursday which is technically tmw than jie xin will be at the atrium on friday the 29th from 1.30 - 4 or 5 to let you sign ur attendance.
We seek the cooperation from every member on this matter.
Thankyou!
Msg me @91007919 if you have trouble locating her on friday

New Semester

Training times will resume to start at 5pm on weekdays

SOUTH KOREA!!

HEllooo people:D ITS ME! my turn to post after so long :P dont worry it wont be as long as my previous post
Today my post will be all about koreans! Alot of people have asked me to post videos of popular korean songs(ya right) so ya! :p

Okie this singer is a canadian-born south korean singer, her stage name is G.NA & real name is Gina choi:)She just release her new song. Well she claimed to never have gone for plastic surgery & I BELIEVE HER! This song of hers is called supa solo..nice~~~ WAIT! at this point of time im sure people are thinking why the **** would i want to hear a song i dont even understand?! well theres something called english subtitles:)


HAHA NICE NICE?! Well the next song im going to intro is "CHANGE" by hyuna. Her real name is kim hyuna ah..shes only 18 this year ^^ erm shes from a group called 4minutes but this song was release by her as a solo single this year in january..this song received alot of attention and topped many online charts :D

I couldnt find the video with english subtitles cause they were removed by youtube >.<" Well~ hoped u enjoyed that :P ON WITH THE NEXT SONG:) This next song is a duet by two singers IU & seulong from 2AM ..actually this song was introdued to me by our VP TAN YU CHUAN..yes he love korean songs as well:P This song is called "nagging" its very cute and sweet..read the lyrics and u will under :D
AWWWWW~~~ LOL hahaha hehehe getting bored?! well i saved the best for last :) remember our previous post by our treasuer with a song from MC mong well i found another song of his and frankly IM HOOK TO IT!This song is called "circus" Frankly speaking MC mong isnt the most good-looking rapper out there but his talent makes up for it..seriously he has no boring bits in his songs!!!I listen to this song as least 2-3 a day ^^ catchy~

HAHAHA!!awesome huh..thats all folks:D hopefully you guys can apprecaite these songs and i can introduce more korean songs next time:D heyhey leave a comment to let me know what cha think of the songs:)

On another note, i realise i must be getting popular thats why im starting to get haters as well huh..
I cant say im loving it but at the same time im not hating it:) Come on la at least have the decency to leave your real name^^
Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent!

Signing out~~
JoshieV^^V

Yes, school is starting, so are you ready for it?

Not surprisingly, our technically 2 months hols is ending, when it felt like it had started like just yesterday!
Hope that everybody had a fruitful holiday, that consists not only of playing! :D

So yeahs, I am gonna share with you this picture or phrase (whatever you call it) that I have found online at this website. I don't know if anyone had seen it before, but yeahs.

The phrase that really caught my eye out of the many phrases that I have seen there was this: Make things happen, Don't wait for things to happen.
And well, what attracted me to this phrase was not only that it was fairytale-looking because of the wand or whatever. NO. What caught me to it was because I thought that this phrase is very meaningful. Not only can this phrase be applied to life itself as a whole, but when you apply it individually, be it to a situation, or tennis, maybe a relationship, or stress... You can still apply the phrase to it and it can help you get through...

And I believe that this is a very encouraging phrase when you are feeling down, or upset, or when you think that life has no meaning to it at all. Because you know that just something that you do could actually change the entire situation.

It gives you the strength to believe that you can change the world. And maybe you can...

So, let's start the new school term with this phrase in your mind. Copy it down somewhere, or write it in your palm, or stick it on your forehead to give you strength and the ability to let you pull through the new school term unharmed.

Believe you can do it, and you will.

Lastly, before I end off this entry, just introducing a song to you, by MC Mong (feat. Lisa). It's in this youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jxf8NFlpIU\

Just go listen to it. Enjoy the last of your hols!


xoxo,
wanqi

HOLIDAYS ENDING SOON!

Hi everyone. Hope you all have been enjoying your holidays :)

Hmm.... so today is my turn to post...

Haha ok so my holidays are like just working and working and working..... (Boring right -.-)

lol anws! GUESS WHERE AM I WORKING.

lol its KOIIII!
haha its so tiring!!!! Because these few days I have been working from morning 8am to 5pm...
NO, kOi opens at 10.30am however office people orders delivery and we have to wake up so early to prepare over 100 or maybe 200 bubble teas....
So tiring :(

haha ok enough of complains.

Yesterday we have picnic with some of the tennis members at Marina Barrage!!
It was so fun as I played kite for the first time!
And we have our picnic at night! So it was pretty dark when we have our dinner lol. and we have like lots of food.... including curry, chicken wings, pasta, popcorn chickens, sandwiches, salads and our big puddings. In the end we played games to force ourselves to eat finish all the food.
TENNIS PEOPLE DO NOT WASTE FOOD :)

Haha.. ok shall end the post here! Enjoy your last week of holidays!!!!!!!!!!

See ya everyone! :)
Lovesssssss, Zoe :)

Movies before school starts!

Hello everyone.

School is going to start again soon. Don't know if everyone have enjoyed their holidays! I guess most people would think that the holiday is too short even though is almost 3 months long -.- including the YOG hols.

Anyways, what's a better way to spend the last few days of your holidays than catching a nice movie! But there's not much movie out there now right =S

There's the Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen which have been out for awhile already. I haven't watch it, wonder if it's good. I looks like a typical fighting show again with lots of kung fu action like the previous 2 Ip Man. I think its a little over.., the way they are trying to make use of the Ip Man hype. At first Ip Man 1 was good, then Ip Man 2 makes me excited and want to watch it too. Then comes the young version of Ip Man -.-... the one that is NOT starring Donnie Yen. Then now he go act some similar to Bruce Lee movie. Lol. The rating is good though.

Other than that movie, there is 2 really great chinese movies that I would recommend watching. I have watched them myself. Er one is Detective Dee which is really good. The story line is nice and the action is good too, except one part where they are fighting and I think the effect is too weird cause I don't understand what is going on. And there is also Reign of Assassins! The trailer looks nice. The movie is great too... only until the later part where you realise... the whole movie revolves around an eunuch trying to regain his lost private part... Yea it's stupid but the movie is nice.

Some good ang moh movies I think will be very worth watching would be Eat, Pray, Love & The Other Guys. The first movie would be a story about life and romance I guess. I think the book would be alot better than the movie though, but if you are not a reader, I guess watching the movie would suffice. The second movie seems to have rather high ratings also... it stars The Rock (now calls himself Dwayne Jonhson.. Fancy name). From the comments I read I think it's just the usual funny movie that is nice to watch with friends. The trailer is pretty funny, though I think it took the few funniest parts out of the whole movie.

Movies I will NOT watch will be Buried (heard that it's a movie with only 1 scene, a guy in the coffin) and Charlie St Cloud (Watch only if you love Zac Efron).

Of course there are many other movies out there now like Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and The Girl Who Played With Fire. Hope you guys have enjoyed your holidays and maybe end it with a great movie!

Happy Holidays,
TK

P.S. Don't forget to pay $105 Tennis Fee, Coach needs to eat too.

Quotes for everybody

Hey guys!
ITS OCTOBER! A WHOLE NEW MONTH!!
Its me again weijie(: Im here to kick start a new month with a post

I have no idea what im going to talk about and so I am going to talk about a book i read recently with some quotes that i find them meaningful in your daily life and you might even use it as your motivation to play tennis better!

Here goes the first one, " No pain, no gain". Its a simple quote that almost all of you out there has heard of it before. The message is clear, if you do not work hard for what you desire, you will most likely not be able to achieve your goals. In tennis, you might think as chasing for every ball and not giving up. There is hope of winning a point when the ball is being played back. It would be tiring, but you would gain by winning the point or eventually the game. So remember this when you are about to give up on something.


"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration". Roger Federer is no Genius in tennis without the training he has been through. Again, working hard is the key to success. So guys, attend training to improve yourself to become the best and perspire away!! :D


The last quote is " A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing". I think this is the most important quote among these 3. Don't be afraid to make mistakes during training as u would become a better player while making them. You would be able to learn more rather than sticking to just one way which might not be the best. Learning through mistakes to me is the best way to remember them.

That's all for this week! Let me know how you think about this post!
Hope you like it(:


weijie

2010-2011 Semester 2's Coaching Fees

The holidays have started for awhile and the school term will start in awhile... Here is a reminder for everyone to pay their Tennis Coaching Fees.

Fees is as per usual, $105 for coaching fee & club fund.
Look for any committee members for payment.
Please try to pay Before the Holiday Ends

Thanks!

Interclub Tennis Doubles 2010

Hey guys! the list is out and please remember the days and place where your team is playing. Please check for your name to confirm if you are team 1 or team 2. I would recommend you guys to give your contact information to your captain for convenience. If there is any questions, you can post them on the comment section or the tag. ALL THE BEST! :D

Ngee Ann Polytechnic 1

Ngee Ann Polytechnic II

Group 1 (for team 2)

Group 2 (for team 1)

FYI - The number which is infront is the one which is hosting. eg. for group 2, 3 vs 4 which means we would need to travel to place 3 to play and if its 4 vs 1, we would be playing in school

Club T is READY!

OK, We have just received the club T-shirts, so we should be distributing it to you guys this couple of weeks.

Anyway just some information from our supplier:
When washing the shirt, DO NOT scrub it (So I guess just put it in the washing machine...)
And also turn it inside out before you wash it or put it in the washing machine. I think because the printings will come out if you scratch it too much.

One last BIG reminder... If you have not paid for your shirt, please do so NEXT WEEK.
No money No shirt.

Holiday Trainings Resume

Exam week is over! Yay Holiday starts now. So does trainings.
Training starts from next week onwards, 12 September.

Training times are the same, Mondays & Thursdays - 4pm to 8pm
Saturdays - 10am to 1pm

what do you wanna know? :D

HELLO PEOPLE!!!

exams are just over!
isn't it awesome?!?! :D

okay... training resumes AFTER exams okay?
don't be lazy and not come down uh... :D
(and NO. im not talking about myself)

hmmmm. so what shall we talk about this week?
okay! we shall talk about camp!!!

I am sure those that had read the post by TK a few weeks ago would know that we are having gonna have a tennis camp in DECEMBER!
awesome or what?

yes, the camp planning is still in progress, so book those days off your calendar and reserve them for the camp alright? :D
let me leak you into a little more on our camp...

do you know that the tennis club hadn't had a camp in like dunno how many freaking years?!
so it's like, finally someone is organising a camp!
so, appreciate our kind efforts and do come down for the camp alright?

it took us a lot of time and effort to plan for the camp...
OKAY. ENOUGH CRAP. NOW FOR THE DETAILS!


other than a barbeque, which we are still planning in progress and thinking of back up plans in case it rains! (so dear god, please don't let it rain on the first day please... or else!)
and what else?
hmmmm, there would be games played (definitely) and hopefully you would enjoy the games that we have planned.
and no, don't think that movie watching is BORING. cuz i am assuring you, it's not. and nopes, it is not to kill time either. it is gonna be exciting...
and what else is awesome about this camp? we would be trying to book the camp in the loft, so that you all would get great accommodations! (in case you don't know what is the loft, GOOGLE IT... nahs. im kidding. im telling YOU! the loft is a place that you get to stay in school and it is something like an apartment all to yourself! (okay, maybe not. you may be sleeping with your friends! equally awesome right?) but nopes, guys and girls are NOT allowed to be sleeping together, in case you're thinking you can sleep with some hot people or something, yeah sure. just make sure they are the same sex with you.)

it's a short camp, really short. 3 days 2 nights only. it's just 3 days of fun and games.


okay. i think i've filled you with enough details, at least enough for you to want to come down for the camp right?
rest assured, you are guaranteed to have fun! :D


alright, enough for now. enjoy your holidays! (they are OFFICIALLY here!)




xoxo,
Wan Qi
Treasurer :D

HEYHEYHEY PEOPLE! It's me again! (Jiexin)
HAHA. I know I know, you guys are waiting for my post right?
Rest assure, this post won't be as short as my previous one,
and of course, not as long as Mr Joshua's (:

Let's see, what should we talk about this week?
Hmm.
Hmmm.
Hmmmm.
Hmmmmm.
HMMMMMM.

Okay, shall tell you guys an enriching/meaningful line:
In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
-Anthony J. D'Angelo

Sounds quite normal right, but it's quite true.
Let me share with you my very precious little experience (Please don't fall asleep!)
I was learning how to serve the right way during yesterday's training.
Honestly speaking, I failed like 38247984789475 times,
until I'm even quite frustrated by myself ):
Although I've not succeeded serving nice balls over the net,
but I got to know my mistakes and ...
I believe one day, I will do it, BECAUSE I'VE FAILED SO MANY TIMES!
HAHAHAHAHA!!! (Okay, i know not funny).

So people, it's okay to fail (but not too many times),
because you'll eventually succeed! (:
Don't give up on learning tennis, come for training,
fail once or twice, and soon enough, you'll find out that you're learning lots of things!

Not bad not bad, I think my post not bad, don't you guys think so?
Okay okay, I can hear claps and cheers everywhere now, don't praise me too much,
I'm a shy person (everyone 'knows' that).

Finally, I shall end my awesome post with a JOKE (:
'When I was born, the doctor came out to the waiting room and said to my father, I'm very sorry. We did everything we could. But he pulled through.' - Rodney Dangerfield

Tennis Muscles!

Sorry for not having a weekly post last week and that this post is a little late =S

Anyway, this week's (or should I say last week's) post is on how to train your Tennis Musclesssss!!!

A lot of your might think that if you want to hit a hard and fast ball, you need lots of arm muscles to swing the racket hard and fast so you can hit the ball real hard.
However, this might not be true. Yes you need arm muscles to hold the racket upright but more importantly, to hit hard, you need a great trunk (Core muscles).

Core muscles is the muscles around your mid-body, simply your abs and muscles around your waist and hips. The reason core muscles and flexibility around you core area is important is because when you swing your racket, you don't just swing your arm but you swing you whole body to allow for maximum swing distance, hence power. So it is to say that if you have a flexible core, you can swing your body more. And when you have a strong core, your total swing is hard. So combine them both, you will be able to hit hard.

A good example will be golf. Golf is a game where you don't swing your arm, but you swing your whole body. See how far the ball flies...

So if you want to hit a hard and fast ball, don't just pump your arms. Do more crunches and go for the planks!

Other than your core muscles, also train your leg muscles, the thighs and the calves so that you can maintain a low position throughout the match.

Alright! That's about it for this post. The information I give is based on some research I have done, not just my own opinion. But feel free to challenge anything you think is wrong! Put them down on the comments section. It will help everyone and make you look smart too!

Maybe another post next time I can post on how to train your Tennis Muscles.

Sign Off,
Tiong Kiat

Trainings during Exam and Study Week

30 August to 5 September is study week. Trainings will be optional.
Please study hard and score well!! Unless you feel that you are too pro for exams then you can come for trainings everyday.

Trainings on 6 & 9 September are canceled due to the EXAMSSS

Good Luck to all who has exams no matter how many papers you have!

Tennis Club Camp on its way!

Hello, everybody's been in tennis for quite some time now, around 4 months?... and finally there is Tennis Club Camp!

The tentative date for the camp would be from 20 Dec to 22 Dec, during the 2 weeks term break next semester. So do take note to keep yourself free from these dates!

Anyways Tennis camp doesn't mean we will be playing tennis... instead, there will be many fun games in the camp and also movie watching! There will also be BBQ and maybe Camp T!

The objective of the camp is to bond all our members so we get to know one another, juniors to seniors and not just people of the same year.
So stay tuned and check our blog more often for more updates of the camp and other stuff about tennis!

Happy Holidays!
Tiong Kiat

My First Ever Blog Post V^^V

ALOHA PEOPLE!

Joshie here:)this is like my first time doing this sort of thing so hopefully you guys wont be bored to sleep :D
Well what can i say, Its been quite an experience being the president of the tennis club. Learning lots of new stuff and knowing lots of ppl & TO ALL FREHIES! I'm really glad to know you guys and it really warms my heart to see some of you guy showing LOTS of dedication & interest to tennis.Really hope that you guys will stay with us for the second semester too!:D
However i feel that we as a club we can bond even more, I still see many members keeping to themselves or even their own friends(i know that's normal) BUT i just feel that you guys should talk to other members more and get to know each other BETTER (I'm referring to freshies and ehem* some seniors too)
FYI we usually have dinner after the lights off @ 9 @ bukit timah market(lots of delicious food there ;D), so for those who are not in a rush home, are more than welcome to join us for dinner/supper and chit chat together:):)

About the club-T, we will stop taking order in maybe a week or two. I have receive quite some feedback that design not nice ,dry-fit not good ,polo-T not nice..ROFL! ( seriously i dun know how it got voted the top design)ok its still going to be the tennis Club-T of 2010 because majority wins!LOL(FYI for those who are still worried it might turn out bad, DUN WORRY! once the sample is out if we find that its bad or weird we will most definitely do some editing to the design) The point that i actually want to put across is that i VALUE all of your feedback so if any of you guys have any suggestion whether it may be about the training or club events or whatever it maybe, I REALLY WANT TO HEAR THEM:):)so feel free to voice out your opinions(or troubles) to me or any of my wonderful committee members:):)

About the tennis camp, my committee & I will be doing our best to make it happen next semester during the mid-sem break in December so make sure to stay till than :) In the mean time which i have mention earlier if there is any outings or events you feel we should organise as a club..please please let us know!

Oh ya i would also like to share with you all a video which was introduced to me by walter(for the benefit of those who still don't know, walter is the old/perverted/guai lan-looking senior in our club LOL)
Ok this video is about foot-work which is very essential to every tennis player, yes i know its 36mins long! however after watching it i feel its very useful and is worth taking time off to watch :D:D



okok i know i have alot to crap BUT before i sign off i wanna share with you a joke/riddle because a lame joke a day keeps the docter away! LOL

-What is dark in colour , round and moves very slow on the tennis courts?
give up? the answer is NG JIE XIN! LOL

Joshie signing off byebyeV^^V

Tennis T-Shirt is Out!

Tennis Club T-Shirt is out! And this is the Final design in Dri-Fit and Polo T!

For those who have not recieved a message from us, if you want the club-t, please message your name, course of study, t-shirt size, quantity of t-shirt you want to buy to Tiong Kiat at 9837-8999

It is optional whether you want to purchase a club-t. But of course we would recommend you get one!

National Day & Holiday Training Times

Holiday & YOG is coming! Firstly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE

On National Day 9 August, Monday, Training is optional.
However courts will still be open if you want to come down and play.

Holiday trainings time: Monday & Thursday, 4-8pm (Still can play till 9pm if you wish)

Saturday Training Time Back to Normal

Saturday intermediate training times is changed back to start at 10am.

Changes applies for this coming Saturday onwards.

JAY CHOU WOO ^^

Hi guys!!

This is Zoe!!! Haha. Today is my turn to post! Hmm... these few weeks have been really busy with all the school work and projects... are you busy with your projects as well???? Haha but good news is HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!! Haha

Ok... I really have no idea what to type....... Haha.

lol. Anyways~~~ HAVE ANYONE WENT TO JAY CHOU'S CONCERT????
I wanted to go but I did not managed to buy the tickets (plus I have no money lol)...
EVERYONE SEE THIS ^^ :
(haha rmb to pause the song played in this blog first!!)



Does anyone went to his autograph session????
He looks cute right, very very CUTE hehe ^^ Haha MUST SUPPORT HIM HOR!!!

Ok enough of Jay Chou... Lol


Haha. Here are some jokes to end the day!! :)

1) Why shouldn’t you take a pokemon into the bathroom?
He might PIKACHUUUUUUU! (peek at uuuuuuuuu lol)

2)The blonde just got her hair cut and the barber handed the blonde a mirror so that the blonde could look at her hair. After a few seconds of looking the blonde said, “It looks great; but could you make it a little longer in the back?”

LOL BYE BYE!

A Lame Joke A Day Keeps The Doctor Away!

"Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth. On the back it said, Wish you were here. " - Steven Wright
by Jie Xin

"I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me." - Sigmund Freud

By Tiong Kiat

Anymore lame jokes to share? Feel free to comment some!

Tennis Tips and ......

Hey people, Weijie here and this is my first post! feel free to comment (=. To all you tennis enthusiast out there who wana learn more about tennis, you can go to fuzzyyellowballs.com or type fyb in youtube to get to the page. theres videos showing you step by step how to hit, serve, move and tactics when playing tennis by professional coaches.

Theres also videos of world class players like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal hiting in HD. The website is free so feel free to subscribe it and you might be the next FEDERER of NPTC!


WORLD CUP!
Anyone still having world cup fever??! What do you think of this year's world cup? post a comment of your thoughts. I wana hear from you!

Weekly Blog Posts

Hello everyone. Because some people felt that we should have blog posts more often to keep the tennis blog alive (If not people will stop visiting it for updates), we have decided to do Weekly blog posts for the Tennis Blog!!!

Blog posts will be done by committee members about not just updates on the CCA but also anything and everything they want to talk about... Haha.

So continue to visit the blog frequently to catch up on updates and latest information!!!
Please do not stop visiting the blogs because lots of latest updates and new information will be posted here (especially if you missed any trainings), so if you stop visiting the blog, you might miss out certain announcements!

Thanks! =)

Tennis Club T Design Chosen!

These are the 4 final Tennis Club T designs that were voted by everyone. One of them will be used as the official tennis club T 2010.
Price of T shirt will be announced to everyone soon. Stay tuned!

Note: Sat Training Time Changes

Please take note that from this Saturday (26 June) onwards till the last day of July (31 July), intermediate trainings on Saturdays will start at 12pm instead of the usual 10pm.
Do not come at 10pm for Saturday trainings during these dates.

Tennis Club T-Shirt!

Hi guys! Tennis club T-shirt will be available soon!
We will be having a voting of shirt designs next week (first day of school) during training. So do try to come down on either days (Mon or Thurs trainings) to vote for your favourite club T design!

Holiday Trainings

Term break will be from 12 to 27 June.

Trainings will start at 4pm and end at the same time. Training days are the same. This is so that we can come earlier to train and play more since its the holidays and we should relax more!

Good luck for common tests and see you guys soon!

Common Test Week!

Week 8, 6-12 June, is our common test week!

Trainings will be as usual but optional.

You can still come down for trainings after your common tests or to destress if you want, but do remember that studying is also very important! So study first!

Good Luck for common tests everyone =)

Health Declaration Form

Please remember to fill up you health declaration form and hand it up to us on you next training.

Details for School Team Trials

Male Team

GROUP 1

Leslie Tiong

Wei Jie

Benjamin Chia

Kai Sheng

Kishikumar

GROUP 2

Reggie chen

Don Neo

Wei Liang

Shaun chee

Nicholas Lim

GROUP 1 AND 2 TIME SLOT: MONDAY 10 MAY, 5.30-9PM

GROUP 3

Andy

Yong qi

Matthew

Benedict sean

Calvin ong

GROUP 4

Joshua Liu

Jun Qiang

Rad

Enzo Ng

Bryan Heng

GROUP 3 AND 4 TIME SLOT: TUESDAY 11 MAY, 5.30-9PM

GROUP 5

Bryan Chew

Glenn Song

Yu Chuan

Yeo Sze Heng

Freddick

GROUP 6

Rayney Khoo

Norman Tang

Joshua Ho

Micah Lou

Wai Ho

GROUP 5 AND 6 TIME SLOT: THURSDAY 13 MAY, 5.30-9PM

GROUP 7

Dereck Lim

Ho Yan Ting

Benjamin Goh

Jared Ng

Jonathan Fan

Group 8

Cheng Loong Neo

Walter

Douglas Ong

Zhi Shuo

John Soh

GROUP 7 AND 8 TIME SLOT: FRIDAY 14 MAY, 5.30-9PM

RULES FOR MALE TEAM

Round Robin System

1 set match - First to 6 games ( Sudden Death)

5 all, TIE-BREAK

Top Player of each group will represent the school

Runner-up of each group will compete again for the last 3 slots to represent the

School

*Those who do not turn up on their respective dates will be considered an walkover

Female Team

Group 1

Zephyr

Amanda

Samantha Lam

Hwee Min

Charite

Group 2

Germaine

Candy Teo

Mable Lim

Clara Lim

Group 3

Arlene

Jessica

Vannessa Chee

Jeanette

Group 4

Valencia Tan

Pearlyn Phua

Jayne Goh

Sharon

FEMALE TEAM TIME SLOT: SATURDAY 15 MAY, 9AM

RULES FOR FEMALE TEAM

Round Robin System

1 set match - First to 6 games ( Sudden Death )

5 all, TIE-BREAK

Top Three of each group will represent the school

*Those who do not turn up on their respective dates will be considered an walkover

New Peeps & Tennis Fees!

Hi new members from Tennis Club! After next week's school team trials, it's finally time to pay your Tennis Fees!!! It's $105 total for club fund and coaching fees a semester. As we have told many of you earlier, it's really quite cheap if you bother to do some math on it. You do have to pay for Tennis Fees in order to be part of the club.

We do understand if some of you might not be able to pay $105 upfront. So if you have any problems, you can approach Joshua or other senior members and we can work something out with you. You can pay $50/$55 first and then another $50/$55 after the term break.

Remember, payment is due on Week 5, after school trials week and don't come for trainings next week!

Here are some photos of last 2 weeks training sessions! =) (try to find if you are inside)























For more photos, go to our Facebook!

NP♥TENNIS

Link is on right column of the blog =)

No Training due to School Team Trials

There will be no trainings from 10-16 May due to school team trials.

Directions to Kismis Court

I have received some feedback that the directions and map on this blog is not as helpful as it's supposed to be. So here's more information to help you get there if you have trouble doing so.

Go to Canteen 2, beside the swimming pool. Canteen 2 is the Canteen nearest to the library and beside the sports complex (Gyms, squash courts, track...). If you get into the inner side of the canteen, you should be able to see the overhead bridge which gets you across the expressway.

Go pass the overhead bridge and you are at Kismis! =) Still have trouble? Ask someone or the food stall tenders for the overhead bridge. It's rather obvious.

If you still have trouble finding you way there on that day, take down our number and we can help you on the spot =)
Tiong Kiat - 98378999
Zoe - 96622798
Joshua - 91007919
Jie Xin - 82003277

After CCA Fiesta!

After 19 & 20 April 2010, we have 226 names on our new members list consisting of 81 girls and 145 guys!
Thanks to all those who came down to view the booth =)

Here are some photos during the 2 days